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A class action lawsuit filed in Texas District Court accuses Ford Motor Co. of profiting off of defective spark plugs.
Plaintiff Joshua Brewer claims in the Ford spark plug class action lawsuit that he purchased a 2006 Ford F150 that had defective sparks that cannot be readily removed when they need to be replaced. The class action lawsuit claims that when the defective spark plugs are removed, it causes damage to the spark plug and to the engine because part of the plug remains in the cylinder head.
Brewer alleges in the Ford defective spark plug class action that the defect has resulted in class members spending excessive amounts of money to change out spark plugs. Brewer says he was charged $800 to change out five spark plugs in his F150, nearly three times the normal cost of replacement.
Ford is accused in the class action lawsuit of not conducting sufficient recalls, failing to disclose known defects in the engines, failing to effectively repair or replace the engines or parts, and failing to reimburse.
The affected Ford vehicles that contain the allegedly defective Ford spark plugs include:
- 2005-2008 Ford Mustang
- 2004-2008 Ford F-150
- 2005-2008 Ford F-Super Duty Expedition
- 2006-2008 Ford Explorer
- F-53 Ford Motorhome Chassis
- 2007-2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2005-2008 Lincoln Navigator
- 2006-2008 Lincoln Mark LT
- 2006-2008 Mercury Mountaineer
The Ford spark plug class action lawsuit is seeking damages for out-of-pocket expenses related to the cost to replace the spark plugs, deductibles paid when repairs were covered by warranty, diminution in value of the subject vehicles, economic losses, attorney’s fees, interest and court costs. It is alleging negligence, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, breach of express warranty and unjust enrichment against Ford.
The case is Joshua Brewer v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 1:11-cv-00222, Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division.
UPDATE: On June 5, 2015, Ford agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle the spark plug defect class action lawsuit.
UPDATE 2: Claim filing instructions for the Ford spark plug class action settlement are now available! Click here or visit www.FordSparkPlugSettlement.com for details.
126 thoughts onDefective Ford Spark Plug Class Action Lawsuit
Class action suit does not include 2008 Ford Explorer XLT (4.6L)? Why not? Lots of reports of this problem on this model. Any info?
Husbands 2002 Ford King Ranch 150 is now having spark plug problems but it seems 2002 is not in the settlement ? or should we try and claim
What about the 4.6 liter 3 valve Mustang Engines, they have the long sparkplugs that break off leaving the lower jacket stuck to the head thanks to carbon build up….I see the claim is allowing just for the 5.4 liter 3 valve engines, but in the beginning the Ford Mustang was part of the Action Suit, now its not, that’s not right, Mustang owners need to be able to file claim too, since they have the same issue as the 5.4 liter engines. Its a defect from Ford and it needs to be noticed and corrected, the correct sparkplugs to be placed in the 4.6 liter cost $130 for 8 and they come from Germany since no American made company can make a good enough sparkplug to not break….Come on….let the Mustang Owners from 2005 to 2008 have a right to claim as well…..
we filled out the claim forms and mailed them in and we have not had any reply is there anyplace that shows the names of all the people who are in the class action payments befort he time runs out
who do I contact about this?! I recieved a notice in the mail about a class action suit. lost the form!! please help regarding my f150
UPDATE 2: Claim filing instructions for the Ford spark plug class action settlement are now available! Click here or visit http://www.FordSparkPlugSettlement.com for details.
2006 Lincoln Mark LT, Purchased a puller tool $80.00 to remove this type (broken) plug for the Triton engine, purchased replacement plugs and remove existing plugs, broke 2 and removed with tool, installed replacement plugs with no other issues. This takes approx. 6 hours and the plugs cost about 15.00 each. Approx. $600.00 to $800.00 time and material for a shop. Broken plug only takes an extra 5 min. Engine does not require disassembly to remove broken plugs the base of the plug is tapered to prevent it from being pushed into the engine.
2006 Mark lt 2nd owner here, engine cutting out (so I thought) took it to local mechanic have been using for inspections and other minor issues with various used cars over the years. He broke 2 plugs, called me and said he can’t fix, recommended a new private garage that had recently opened. Now myself not knowing about the recall, and thinking I would save money by not going to the dealer, had every darn plug replaced and the caps for almost $800. I’m still sending my receipt in, I’ll settle for half!
SINCE FORD HAS APPARENTLY SETTLED, WILL FORD DEALERSHIPS SERVICE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. THE DEALERSHIPS IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARTICULARLY THE NEW ORLEANS AREA, SEEM TO HAVE AMNESIA WHEN ASKED ABOUT THIS DEFECT. WILL THIS AGREEMENT SERVES AS A RECALL, OR WILL FORD REIMBURSE THE VEHICLE OWNERS.
I have worked on engines for over 50 years. I became an engineer to solve issues I saw working on the vehicles. I broke 1 out of seven plugs when I took them out (DYI) of my 2008 F150. I borrowed a tool to remove the broken plug. I got in a hurry with the last one.
I was lucky. A pin had to be glued to the broken ceramic piece to pull it out. It took 5 tries to make that work. Then the metal piece left in the head had to be tapped so a pulling tool could be threaded into the broken part to pull it out. If I had pushed it through the head, the head would require removal to get it out. It was the left rear plug facing the vehicle.
But it did take me 2 days to finally get it out, extremely poor design. The engineer that thought this was a good idea should have been fired. Or was it a mangement decision?
Ford has these tools. They are probably overcharging to do this simple removal job. They wouldn’t need a machinist! I do all of my own work because I don’t trust the dealerships or most mechanics.
I owned a 1999 Expedition that came from the factory with a misfire under load issue. I found out changing the plugs on it that the left rear spark plug wire was not properly seated. It ruined the spark plug wire and top of the spark plug. My brother bought it as some kind of \Executive Driven Vehicle \ or something like that.The dealer could not find that simple problem.
Same problem 2008 ford F 150. fords response is heartless. I have 3 children and live in the mountains with no means to fix this over priced problem. At first I was relieved to hear it was just a spark plug and not my engine. Now this problem has become my biggest headache. how can I get help with this???????? from NM state.